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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/solarpunk/p/2152476/mushrooms-used-to-clean-e-coli-from-rivers-and-immediately-implemented-in-england

"The application was ever so simple: a bag of woodchips impregnated with turkey tail spores left at the bottom of the river. The mycelia, or filament system of the mushroom, filtered out 80% of the E. coli, 83% of the phosphorous, and 35% of the nitrogen."

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[-] Hayduke@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

That title is making me feel like I am having a stroke.

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